灌木丛 (guànmùcóng): shrubbery; bushes; thicket

Measure Word

一片灌木丛 piàn

Meanings

1 shrubbery; bushes; thicket

Characters

Examples

小鸟躲在灌木丛里。

Xiǎoniǎo duǒ zài guànmùcóng lǐ.

The little bird hid in the bushes.

路两边长满了灌木丛。

Lù liǎngbiān zhǎngmǎn le guànmùcóng.

Both sides of the road were covered with shrubbery.

Tips

memory

灌木 (shrub/bush) + 丛 (cluster/thicket) — a cluster of bushes. 灌 means to irrigate/pour, 木 means wood/tree — small trees you water.

Stroke Order

灌 guàn

木 mù

丛 cóng

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灌输 guànshū HSK 7-9 #9,922

to instill; to inculcate / to indoctrinate; to force-feed (ideas)

木头 mùtou HSK 3 #4,315

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木 mù #2,278

wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

灌醉 guànzuì #11,300

to get someone drunk / to ply with alcohol / to inebriate

木偶 mù'ǒu HSK 7-9 #6,353

puppet / marionette / wooden figure

木乃伊 mùnǎiyī #7,012

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